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This is when the frustration of setback after setback pays off. When the deep
sighs of missing 164 games in a row morphs into a fist pump of
accomplishment. When the literal pain from the foot problems that seemingly
would never heal and the figurative pain from only being able to stand still
gives way to numbers so gratifying that even Joel Embiid has to admit missing
two seasons in a row helped him.


當失敗的挫折感終於得到回報，當缺席了164場比賽的嘆息轉變成了值得振臂的成就，




Not that he wanted it to happen this way, a 2014 Draft pick rookie in 2016
who had to prove he could be healthy before proving he could be good. But the
truth is undeniable since it did: Embiid has been an instant 3-point threat
as a 7-foot center/power forward who was never considered a stretch anything
because of the unwanted time off.


他並不希望事情演變成這樣。一個在2014被選中的菜鳥2016的時候，

在證明他能打出好表現之前，還得先證明他能夠健康出賽。

但這個事實是不可否認的: 現在的Embiid的三分出手是相當有威脅性的，

而做為一個曾經不被認為有這種能力的七呎中鋒/大前鋒，這都多虧了那受傷的時光。


“Yeah, definitely,” he said. “I don’t think I would be as good as if I
would have played my first year. I don’t think I was going to shoot the ball
from 3 at all. But those (two) years really helped me a lot, especially for
my shot.”


Embiid表示，「我不認為如果當時我第一年正常出賽了，我會像現在這麼好。

我當時完全不認為我可以投三分。但那兩年的確幫了我不少，特別是在我的投籃上。」


Embiid couldn’t play five-on-five, not even with his own 76ers teammates who
would surely keep a safe distance rather than risk another injury to a
foundation of the franchise. So he did a lot of drills. There were a lot of
times he couldn’t even run, or so much as walk without a boot, so he
remained stationary. And shot.


在受傷的時間裡，Embiid不能進行五打五的練習，



所以他保持不動，然後投籃。


The next thing anyone knows, the same player who took five 3-pointers as a
Kansas one-and-done in 2013-14, making one, is not the same player. Still
gifted with enviable instincts for someone with relatively little experience
even before college, yes, still with the look of potential greatness if only
he could stay healthy, but the Embiid of 2016-17 is at 40.3 percent behind
the arc.


接下來的事情大家都知道了，

當年那個在Kansas三分球投五中一的球員，已經不再是同一個人了。

仍然擁有令人羨慕的天賦，仍然有成為偉大球員的潛力---前提是他能保持健康，

但Embiid今年球季的三分命中率來到了40.3%。


As if the start to his pro career wasn’t already impressive enough, Embiid's
25 makes in 62 attempts in 21 appearances is good enough for the fourth-best
showing among newcomers, while still being force-fed games off as part of the
recovery.


如果這樣說還不夠讓人印象深刻的話，Embiid在21場出賽中的三分球投62中25，

是在今年新秀中排名第四好的表現--而且為了保持健康在B2B的其中一場中都被要求輪休。


Embiid would be the clear favorite for Kia Rookie of the Year anyway.
Expanding his game like this just makes the possibilities in the seasons
ahead seem that much more limitless.


不論如何，Embiid絕對會是最佳新秀的熱門人選。

而如果保持這樣的表現下去，更是讓他接下來的球季充滿了無限可能。


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Catcher A.J. Ellis was Greinke's best friend in Dodgers. According to media
accounts, they were playing general manager one day and kicking around ways to
make the team better when Ellis asked Greinke for his thoughts.
    “My first move would be to trade you and sign Brian McCann,"

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